Hard sell for inventions
It is neither the scientists nor engineers in our universities that are "patently poor at capitalising on ideas" (THES, June 23) but the people who represent them. University researchers and teaching...
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Socrates set for demand crisis
European education ministers have warned that demand could far outstrip European Union funding when the new programme for educational exchanges and language learning gets off the ground. Socrates,...
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Pay strike delays class of '95
A strike by university lecturers and researchers in Portugal has disrupted entry exams for state higher education over the past week. The strike, which ended today, was in support of a union call for...
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Italian scientists rail against cuts
Italy's scientific community, including a number of Nobel Prize winners, is outraged by cuts to the already meagre budget for scientific research, and by rumours of further cuts in 1996. The 1995...
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Justice for new lawyers
Politicians mulling over the prospects of a more student-led higher education market may find the training debate currently preoccupying the legal profession instructive. Law graduates preparing to...
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History in making
The television series House of Cards - which confronted viewers with the image of Ian Richardson turning a picture of Margaret Thatcher face down with the words "Some day even the greatest reign must...
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Flying the flag: Edith Cresson at the Paris launch of the Socrates programme
(Photograph) - Flying the flag: former French minister Edith Cresson (right), now European commissioner for education, at the Paris launch of the Socrates programme with (left to right) Gustavo...
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Old pals diploma act
A decision by Lithuania's left-wing government to reinstate the diplomas issued by Communist Party colleges during the Soviet era could prove embarrassing to future academic contacts, according to...
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Students drop out in scramble for jobs
Poor graduate job prospects rather than dissatisfaction with universities is the main reason for Germany's alarmingly high student drop-out rate, a government-commissioned report concludes. A report...
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Management-speak for Poland
Polish universities, overgoverned by generations of academics tied to a rigid career structure, should be opened up to professionals with management experience, according to the first Organisation of...
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Thinktank on African slave isle
In 1987, a group of visionary South African intellectuals, business people and exiled African National Congress leaders incensed the government by getting together in Dakar, Senegal, and other West...
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Bar violates US anti-monopoly laws
The mighty American Bar Association agreed last week to change its procedures for approving law schools after a justice department investigation showed they had led to inflated salaries for law...
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Quebec's rector quits after row
The rector of the University of Quebec at Rimouski has resigned amid a political row over the establishment of a rival institution. Marc-Andre Dionne resigned in his second term following what he...
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New York restricts open-door policy
Twenty-five years ago the City University of New York took allcomers from around the world who swarmed into America via the Big Apple and managed to graduate from high school. That open admissions...
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Racial entry quotas to stay
The governing board of the University of California is not now to consider a proposal to abandon a cornerstone of affirmative action - admitting students on racial grounds. Black governing board...